The Wealth of Indian Alchemy and Its Medicinal Uses
author: B. Mukherji
edition: 1998, Sri Satguru Publications
pages: 741
ISBN-10: 8170305829
ISBN-13: 9788170305828
Topic: Rasashastra
Chapter 5 - Dying of Mercury
This page describes Dying of Mercury which is the fifth chapter located on pages 78-87 in the book The wealth of Indian alchemy composed by B. Mukherji. This book is a compendium of medicinal practices related to Indian alchemy, a branch of Ayurveda known as Rasashastra. It deals with topics such as purification of metals, minerals and previous stones. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
Equal quantities of mercury, sulphur, orpiment, realgar, copper pyrites, jatiphala, copper sulphate, croton seeds, aconite, boras, and bikankata are to be rubbed together. The mercury and sulphur, in this case, are to be rubbed first of all. to form kajjali or black powder, with which the other ingredients are to be mixed and rubbed together The compound is then to be subjected to bhavana with the bile of a poisonous snake. When dried, the medicine is to be kept in a pot made of lead....
Read full contents: Treatment for fever (106): Suchi-mukha rasa
Parables of Rama [by Swami Rama Tirtha]
You know that, when mercury is eaten in crude form it is not only harmful but may also prove fatal. But when it is refined, after destroying its harmful quality, and eaten as a medical compound in the form of medicine, it becomes life giving. Similarly, when gold is eaten in its crude form, it is also harmful. But when it is suitably refined to be given in the form of medicinal compound, it becomes useful to our health and gives life and strength even to a dying man....
Read full contents: Story 265 - Refinement of egocentric desires for attaining eternal life & happiness
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
This ball, if held for one year inside the mouth, serves to restore a dying man to life and strength, and to make the body so strong as to baffle the enemies’ arms, and to cure senility. Incinerated mercury, mixed with an equal quantity of incinerated svarna-makashika, is nutritive....
Read full contents: Part 18 - Mercurial operations (16): Incineration of mercury (bhasmikarana)
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